Daily Republican., 1887-01-20
FOURTH EDITION
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Honry Ward Beechsr iAil~d TO draw
his usually large audience LAST evening
even for Wilmington the Opers House
not Containing more than go persons
all toid When be came upon the
platform, sHd Vas inuod uced by Rev.
Cbsrl,s e Murray, be paustd . no
msps and deliberately surveyed the
audience with Q critical eye and o
search ing vision penetratipg TO the
| farsbesf ard darkest corners OF The
house, a. II counting his rcAttered
auditors Alter he Vas sppsreptiy
satise.d be hsd seen all present. be ap-
psuuc.d that his lecture vss: The
two great COZ fiiots Of the rimes." Re
fsrring 70 Enrope, he said she had for
airy ears bssn In s.ate Of fermenta-
ticn, bubbliSa over ike . oauldroa.
France he sAid Vas excited, Germ any
torn mp, lay dissIrbed and knslsnd
vas In . state OF unrest on account Of
the Irish question. Spain alone 10
quiet, - dead men are always quiet
.us lsnd will pevcr fpd rest upiii she
opens her arm, ant presses Ireland 10
her bosom.
Mr. Beecher said there were three
great Ideas that ale disturbing tie
m spds Of the people OF Elrope: An
about the ownership Of land.
Two or three hundred men have nc
business TO oWn the whole land oil
/ Great Britain, and no king hss the rifb'
TO ssQ aester land for the purpose al the
chA,c and mis- pleasure While miliiop'
VI "a. n are stArvlog.
/ Though Mr.. BeecAsr did moi b. lisv'
In tbs treoiies OF Henry George sbou
she " uefship OF lsnd, he did believe
tbA, The time WAS coming when LAND
would bs more.quitasly divided anoni
the people. Tho slime, he thought, has
come when peasant will not be sl
lowed 70 stAsve while s.ouZside OF biz
dwells the lord OF ten thousand acres
The idea OF the Anarchist, however, q
~ipe cut ail pYoptrty WAS . Wild dream
and found no sympathy IN him. Ib
; ieea OF tho Comm ntst differed iron
tho Anarchist IN tina, he would inves
oil property in the go vero uent for tb
q equal benefit OF Sill individuals
Constituting, he said: I'VE are In
Sebted 10 the Christian forefAthers 70
tho worst forms u Socialism. On
sron: Riches are the result Of CLAW
{. ing Some one Lsd 10 be clAvtd.
the doctrines o. the Sermon on ID
Mount were followed literally the Who'll
theory OF modern society would be uI
SET Give TO him that ssketh-' q
tito Wall street and apply that 10 Ii
fr Ancial world II sumo OF our bum
lars would smite yo1 o. the cheek 20
wouldn't have = chance TO turn th
y Other ct All. have great sympathy IL
Ana chis.s where al. avenues 70 jnstic
are blocked by soldiers and where on
cannot speak bis mind without fear {
I LA. hA -
comes 10 America, whose aovernmer
Is for the common people, and tells
how TO reconstruct ECciety he 10 q woi
aud have no mors com passion for hi
than for q wolf In the sheep fold.
wouldn't hang him. Hanging Is II
worst Use you can put . msn TO
i, would put b.. N in an insane asylum.
=" "a paternkl government will yer
soon scout and become an internal go
erm.nt. Individual prcpsrty 10 God
q. mainrpring, and taxing caro- OF on
selves Is . srsnd Law OF the upivers
The family 10 the Ut II o: hu a an socit q
Meu will work for themselves ~ The
would never work for an abstract cor
muniiy. To limit what man ms
have IS like limiting what man m,
know. II every man had vhs' he d
serves where would We be? What
y tspsy-turvy word we wssld have. "
all riand befcre the Law equal, AZ
= there - where equality stop. Socie
will forever classify itseli, there "
always be - bolt IN and tsp. 10 Il
family wLeie 10 the poweI? ia 10 q
cradle. There's the king Labor 10
not prod uce wealth Brains IRE {
father OF riches.
Referring to intemptrance n
Be+cher SAID II was perhaps the cry il
al evil OF tie day, and now To get rid OF
was . problem that b Id 0. been solve
, Mr.. Bsecher here declared himself G
~ posed TO prohi ition, as il Was in OPT
si.ion to the inciv.dusl form Of Cover
ment and csunot be carried ont, bu,
favored locsl option and restrictic
hu He surpri.ed his audience by oeclari
'. that Prohibition aud Protection are t
DEVILS twins, which are working In
com u uniiies. He had faith 10 belize
~. however, that the people would 80
xa these question IN the right way. \
At Beeoher frequently ELECTED the heal
applause OF his little audience, 8
when he was through with his lsct'
, ho departed Immediately for Phtlac
q phia.